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orthostichy

[ awr-thos-ti-kee ]
/ ɔrˈθɒs tɪ ki /

noun, plural or·thos·ti·chies.Botany.

a vertical rank or row.
an arrangement of members, as leaves, at different heights on an axis so that their median planes coincide.

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Origin of orthostichy

1870–75; ortho- + Greek -stichia alignment, equivalent to stích(os) row (see stich1) + -ia-y3

OTHER WORDS FROM orthostichy

or·thos·ti·chous, adjective

Words nearby orthostichy

orthostat, orthostates, orthostatic, orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic proteinuria, orthostichy, orthostyle, orthotic, orthotics, orthotist, ortho-toluidine
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British Dictionary definitions for orthostichy

orthostichy
/ (ɔːˈθɒstɪkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

an imaginary vertical line that connects a row of leaves on a stem
an arrangement of leaves so connected
Compare parastichy

Derived forms of orthostichy

orthostichous, adjective

Word Origin for orthostichy

C19: from ortho- + Greek stikhos line
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